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of fall or find, the weight of the specimen and its catalogue number. 

 A large number of miscellaneous labels in addition were prepared relat- 

 ing mostly to material received during the year. Several of these 

 labels were descriptive. Some of the series thus labeled include the 

 asphalt collection, a part of the petroleum collection, the collection of 

 Japanese volcanic material, the amber collection, a series of mammoth 

 and mastodon teeth, and about 200 miscellaneous specimens of min- 

 erals. The descriptive labels in Higinbotham Hall were provided with 

 white frames corresponding in color to the interior of the cases in order 

 to give a more attractive appearance to the installation. 



In the Department of Zoology cataloguing and labeling of specimens 

 was continued as usual. In the various inventory books all new mate- 

 rial received from Museimi expeditions during the year was promptly 

 entered as soon as the specimens were identified, and also card-cata- 

 logued. Some rearrangement in the mammal and bird collection has 

 been made, and the revision of old labels continued. The work of 

 rearranging and transferring the exhibition collection of shells to new 

 cases was commenced and about 2,500 specimens were placed on newly 

 prepared tablets and a new arrangement of labeling adopted. Under 

 the supervision of Assistant Curator Gerhard the entire time of one 

 assistant was devoted to this work. The preparation of labels for 

 the shells to be installed in the new cases is now progressing. The 

 entire collection of humming-birds, including about 400 species and sub- 

 species, was rearranged in new trays and properly card-catalogued, and 

 labels for specimens of reptiles, fishes, and crustaceans, placed on exhibi- 

 tion during the year, have been prepared and installed. The large 

 mammal skins stored in the basement of the Musetmi have been re- 

 arranged, listed, and catalogued in such a way that they are now readily 

 accessible for quick reference. 



The following table shows thfe work performed on catalogues and the 

 inventorying accomplisjied: 





No. of 



Total No. 



Entries 



Total No. 





Record 



of Entries to 



During 



of Cards 





Books 



Dec. 31, 1914 



1914 



Written 



Department of Anthropology , 



37 



131,240 



4,710 



133,606 



Department of Botany 



57 



412,486 



7,521 





Department of Geology 



21 



129,345 



1,309 



7,705 



Department of Zoology 



40 



94,160 



2,255 



30,045 



The Library 



14 



96,890 



1,025 



185,692 



Section of Photography 



15 



110,827 



3,599 





ACCESSIONS. — ^The majority of accessions credited to the Department 

 of Anthropology for the year have been made possible through the 

 generosity of friends. The collection of classical archaeology has 



